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Shared, regional service enhances climate efforts on Vancouver Island

June 24, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

The Capital Regional District’s Climate Action and Adaptation Service highlights how local governments can successfully pool resources, share expertise, and coordinate efforts to overcome the capacity and resource limitations of individual municipalities.

Filed Under: Case Studies

June 24, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Electric scooters parked in Kelowna

After joining BC’s electric kick scooter pilot program in 2021, Kelowna now has the highest per capita micro-mobility ridership in Canada.

Filed Under: Case Studies

June 24, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Heat pumps on the roof of a high rise urban building.

A novel use of municipal revitalization tax exemption is incentivizing heat pumps in Victoria and Saanich apartments and condos.

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May 9, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

BC Hydro is providing $1.8 million over the next three years to CEA—the single-largest investment in CEA’s history—to enable local capacity-building and energy-efficiency implementations across BC.

Filed Under: CEA News

April 3, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

The four-day Hands-On Envelope Retrofit Training course being delivered in Terrace next week is the latest in a series of local training and information-sharing events facilitated by CEA.

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February 11, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Natasha and Cameron found a hybrid heat pump was the right choice for their 1970s home in Fernie, BC. Learn how they made the switch.

Filed Under: Case Studies

January 30, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

CEA staff pose in Prince George alongside electric vehicles and a charging station

Charge North electric vehicle charging stations have now enabled 1 million km of emission-free travel in north-central BC.

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January 28, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

The cost of a community-scale home energy retrofit program can be estimated more realistically, thanks to a recent workshop held in northwest BC with the Community Energy Association, Nisga’a Nation’s Housing Committee and Natural Resources Canada.

Filed Under: CEA News

January 16, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Are you working with a Climate Action Super Hero? Your municipal finance staff may already have the CASH designation your community needs to thrive. Learn five steps to becoming a Climate Action Super Hero.

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October 11, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

CEA’s Retrofit Assist, a program to encourage home energy retrofits by supporting homeowners and connecting them to energy advisors and contractors, has been recognized by Canada’s Clean50 for its ability to inform and inspire Canadians.

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